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Photo credit: Mae Mu via Unsplash.

Much Ado About Lactase Persistence

Nothing shows the feebleness of Darwinism quite so much as breathless stories about brand new results. This week the topic was “lactase persistence.” Read More ›
Telegraph operator
Photo: Telegraph operator, by Tropenmuseum, part of the National Museum of World Cultures, CC BY-SA 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

In Life, Not One Code but Many

It would be as ridiculous to lump all of these into a single genetic code as it would be to lump Morse Code into the genetic code. Read More ›
DNA
Photo source: Science Museum, London / Science and Society Picture Library, CC BY-SA 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

The Origin of Life and the Information Enigma

In 1953, when Watson and Crick elucidated the structure of the DNA molecule, they made a startling discovery. Read More ›
Cyanobacteria
Photo: Prochlorococcus, which lives in the ocean, may be the most abundant species of life on earth, via Wikimedia Commons.

“Primitive”? Lowly Cyanobacteria Boast Superpowers

Prochlorococcus, which lives in the ocean, may be the most abundant species of life on earth. It produces about 20 percent of the oxygen we breathe. Read More ›
Tiktaalik
Photo: Display of Tiktaalik, Wyoming Dinosaur Center in Thermopolis, by Evolution News.

More Fishy Tales Afoot from Neil Shubin

Tiktaalik discoverer Neil Shubin from the University of Chicago searches for genetic clues between fish fins and tetrapod toes. Read More ›
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Image source: Douglas Ell.

Great Christmas Gift — Proofs of God Translates Design Arguments for Young Students, Teenagers

Sometimes the best way to learn is when you’re having fun and don’t even realize that you’re learning. Read More ›
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Is Information in DNA “Abstract”? Physicist Randy Isaac Responds

"How can we determine whether a 10-digit number is a random number or a specified telephone number to call your mother?" Read More ›
Charles Darwin
Photo: Charles Darwin, in a scene from The War on Humans (screenshot).

Darwin on Trial (Again)

My attempt to disentangle this “case” forensically was to lead me on what was often a surprising journey of discovery. Read More ›
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Photo: Douglas Axe speaking at the recent Dallas Conference on Science & Faith, by Chris Morgan.

Listen: Sneak Preview of New Douglas Axe Intelligent Design Course

In the full course, Dr. Axe investigates proteins and how they work, the genetic code, gene recruitment, population genetics, natural selection, and much more. Read More ›
Archaeopteryx
Photo: Archaeopteryx, by James L. Amos, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Ten Reasons Why Birds Are Not Living Dinosaurs

Natural selection can explain “the survival of the fittest but not the arrival of the fittest.” Read More ›

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